Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-04
LIBERALITY OF sACRAMENTO's BUsI-
NESS MEN.

Probably in no community in the State
are business men so much called upon to
aid good works as in Sacramento Prob
ably nowhere-when the capital invested
and business done are taken into account
is there more of giving by business men
than here. They are always to be found
they never escape committees and philan-
thropic, charity and business solicitors.
There are some scores OF people in the
community who, not being in mercantile
and similar business and having no bust
ness headquarters, escape their full
share OF public-spirited work and giving,
because they are not so easily found. The
Sacramento business men with offices and
commercial houses and counting-rooms
and those who are found daily upon the
busy streets, have always been liberal
gIvers to every scheme likely to foster
the interests Of Sacramento, and the peo-
pie have reason to be proud of the fact.
Mainly these men have been the movers
and supporters Of all financial and public
spirited schemes for the place, from uni
forming Cadet Company to unfolding an
immigration Association; from supportinga
Board of Trade to the promotion of a
floral festival; from building up and push
ing forward Improvement Associations to
endoTing the State Agricultural Society
from advertising the resources of the sec
ton and the advantages of Central and
Northern California to receiving visitors
and Hospitality entertaining them; from
backing great receptions to the publish
ing and scattering abroad of the literature
OF the effort to people Northern and
Central California from promoting vari-
Gus local associations to engineering citrus
fairs; from contributing to great numbers
OF charities and philanthropic schemes to
the encouragement of every legitimate
effort to better the condition of Sacra-
mento, improve its ira 1e-facilities, extend
Its commercial influence, maintain its
prestige, exalt its reputation, and aug
ment the sum Of the happiness of its peo-
pie.
When we pause to look back upon the
discouragements and trials of the past
fifteen or twenty years when we consider
the assaults and burdens, the contests and
achievements, we can form no other iudg-
ment than this, that Sacramento's business
men generally have been brave, strong,
liberal and true to the city, even though
at times divided in counsel.
Most effort in business has behind it the
hope of advancing itself 1t is legiti-
mately selfish motive neither to be con-
ccaled nor apologized for, but rather en-
couraged But besides this, there is
here commendable and philanthropic
spirit Of giving and working for the love
Of the effort and the good it does to the
community. When we consider the
enormous wealth of san Francisco, the
vast number of her business men, the ex-
tent and magnitude OF their trade. and
compare the little they give and do for
their own town, with what the few mer-
chants, business men, manufacturers and
Others of the Capital City have done and do
for their community, we are proud of Sac
ramento and her business men.
They are again, as they have done for
some years, contributing to aid local fairs
whiting the trade area of the city, and that
they are doing 50 gratifes every we'll
wisher of the city. The trade Importance
Of Sacramento and its transportation rela.
ton to the interior Of the State constitute
lis chief interests. This city is city be-
cause of the surrounding country. 1t has
Is commercial Importance because, by rea-
son of its central location and its terminal
railroad facilities. it is enabled to success
fully compete for interior trade with the
stronger and wealthier commercial seat
at the Golden Gate Sacramento's
greatest interests lie in building up and
developing the interior, and in promoting
local industry and improvement.
Il falls upon the resident population to
lead IN all things looking 10 The promotion
OF these interests-the absentee landlord
only exceptionally aids, and for most part
Is an absolute hindrance TO Sacramento
there being but handful of exceptions.
The business men, of all in the resident
population, we repeat, are most called
upon and most contribute 10 these ends
and they thereby conserve their own and
those of the city. 1t is therefore in keep
ing with the very best interests OF Sacra-
mento city that our merchants should
directly foster, encourage and stimulate
interior agricultural and other productive
expositions, and all worthy efforts to invite
immigration to Central and Northern Cali
fornia.